Most probable number methodology for quantifying dilute concentrations and fluxes of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in surface waters

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 572-579

  Jenkins, M B ^a,b   Endale, D M ^b   Fisher, D S ^b   Gay, P A ^c  

^a Natural Resource Conservation Center ^*  (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baseflow; Escherichia coli; Faecal enterococci; Mass flux; Watershed

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; LAKES; WATER FILTRATION; WATERSHEDS;

AGRICULTURAL WATERSHEDS; BASEFLOWS; DILUTE CONCENTRATIONS; E.COLI O157:H7; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; FECAL ENTEROCOCCI; FILTRATION TECHNIQUES; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER METHODS; MULTIPLE DILUTIONS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

SURFACE WATER;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; BASEFLOW; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; FILTRATION; POPULATION DENSITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENSITY; DILUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FILTRATION; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POND; WATERSHED; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 58549104576     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.04028.x     Document Type: Article

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